Russia claims to have intercepted eight drones in Moscow and accuses Ukraine of a "terrorist attack"

The Russian authorities confirm "minor damage to several buildings" and call for calm

The Russian authorities have assured this Tuesday that they have intercepted eight drones in the capital, Moscow, and have accused Ukraine of being behind the attack, which would have resulted in "minor damage to several buildings", as confirmed by the mayor of the city, Sergei Sobyanin.

The Russian Defense Ministry has stressed that "the Kiev regime has launched a terrorist attack with unmanned devices against facilities in the city of Moscow", before adding that "eight drones have been involved in the attack". "Everyone has been reached," he stressed.

Thus, it has specified in a statement published through its Telegram account that three of the devices have been intercepted through electronic means, after which they diverted from their objectives, while the other five have been shot down by anti-aircraft systems.

Shortly before, Sobyanin had pointed to material damage in the city due to "an attack with a drone", while stressing that the city's emergency services are at the scene of the incident with the aim of finding out the circumstances of what happened. happened.

Sobyanin added that "so far no one has been seriously injured", while for security reasons the emergency services have evacuated the residents of the area. "After the end of the work of the emergency services, residents will be able to return to their apartments," reads a statement.

Subsequently, the governor of Moscow, Andrei Vorobiov, has tried to calm the population by indicating that the sounds of explosions that have taken place during the night are due to the work of the air defense.

"This morning, residents of some areas of the Moscow region could hear the sounds of explosions - this is our air defense. Approaching Moscow, several drones have been shot down. I ask people to remain calm," He has explained through his Telegram profile.